Hat display case



Aug. 23, 1932. Er E. THOMAS HAT DISPLAY CASE Filed June 28, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 23,. 1932. THOMAS 1,872,847

HAT DI SPLAY CAS E Filed June 28. 19 0 2 Sheets-Sh et 2 attorney,

Patented 23, 1932 UNITED ELIBERT wineries; or return, .anxas new nrsrtmz cA'sE Application filed June 28, 193 0. 1 SerialfNo. 464,620.

The-present invention-consists of a hat display case, especially adapted for use in displaying mens hats in stores, and has for an object to arrange different style hats of uniform size on one tray, or rack of the case, a to permit a selection to be made by a cus-" and itqis therefore a further object "of thepresentinvention to provide hat supporting or displaying means which is constantly in display position and may be mountedon-topof a suit display case, or the.l1ke,"so as to occupy a minimum amount of space, yet bemg so constructed asto permit convenient accessib llty thereto at all t mes.

styles of hats in display'position at all times, free from contact with dust or dirt, the hats being arranged to permit individual removal thereof fro the racks or trays without in any way disturbing adjacent hats.

Otherobj ects of the present invention willbe apparent from the following description of the present preferred form of the device, takenin connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a fragmentary topplan view of a hat case, constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing to advantage the hatsu'pport ng trays,

Fig. 2 is a front elevational View, of the y I crank lever is pivotally engaged with one end of an operatingbar 16;.tl1e' opposite end-ofj the latter being pivotallyengaged-with a. g

hat display case 9. Theouter end. of the bell crank lever is provided with an opening: 18 and is adapted to receive a stud 19,-formed on a ha'ndle20. When the stud 19 is inserted same; 7 v v i Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a hat display case, constructed in accordance with the present invention, illustratingthe application thereof, dotted lines being used to show the position of one of the hat trays preparatory to removing the same from the case;

W Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of one of nioving same from thehat display case;

PATENT the hat trays and'element .iemployed for re-.

Fig. 5 isa perspectiveviewof a unit sup porting base, constructedin accordance with i .1 I J Fig. 6 is et -fragmentary perspective .vieW- 1 the present invention;- 1 i of oneo-f the hat-trays; and,

,Fig. 7 is a perspective viewof the handle' used for removing a hat tray fromits case and replacing it inthelatter;

r ce 7, v In order to illustratevthe application of; i "the present invention, I fhave shown a portionof ai'supportingstructure 8, .which, in

the present instanceyrepresents a suit display case, as customarily used in stores, 'especially inmens' storesi" Thehat "display case constructed in accordancewith the present invention may be of any desired size and configuration, but in' the present drawings I have'shown an oblong type of case 9, provided with sliding doors 10,'havin'g trans-y parent panels therein, as is well known in' the art. The'bottom of the hat display case i I 9 is formed to provide'a movable platform 25 A still further object. ofthe invention is to provide means for retaining the various" 11, which maybe of such a size as to accommodateany number of hat supporting trays, hereinafter described; In the present in-' The bottom of the platform is provided with p a series of runners 13,;upon' which the platform slides when pressure is exerted thereon to urge the same outwardly through the-front of the case when the doors lOareopen. Forthe purpose'of actuating the platform 11, I

provide a bearing block 14, the upper end of which is bifurcated and has a bell crank lever 15 pivotally" mounted'between thefurcations of the block. One end of the bell bracket 17, carried by the rear wall-"oftlie wardly on the handle 20, the platform 11 will be caused to move outwardly in the casein a manifest manner. A pair of trays are adapted to be mounted on the platform 11, each of which embodies a supporting plate 21, which has a sup- V ments or frames of each series are arrangedln superposed relation, butthe elementsof,

the different series are off-set so as to lie in different horizontal planes, as shown to. ad

' vantage in'Figs. 3, t and 61. Consequently,

space is economizedin that the hat 'brims of'one series may overlap the hat brims of the other series, without interference, yet

permitting any onehat tobe removed withp P out disturbing an adjacenthat; Preferably the supporting standard 22 is composed of 'a wire strand, bent into U-shape'with the 7 'frames 23 formed integral therewith-and also'made ofwire. Each frame is preferably composed of a single strand of wire,the terminals of which are fixedlysecured to the standard 22,while the intermediate portion thereof is reversely' folded to vprovide a sub-' stantiallysemieovoid hat crown embracing j portion 24. The sides of the frame beyond the hatcrovwn embracing portion 24 are vertically ,ofl-set, as indicated at 25, to permit thelhat crown embracing portion tobe flexed outwardly, .without impinging against --the *sides of the frame. Insteadof fixedly en-' gaging the'terminals ofthe Wire strand with the standard 22, these terminals may be convoluted: around the standard, as I indicated at '23, so as to permit adjustment of the frames at the option of the user;

,The base plates 21 may be ofany desired 1 configurationand are adapted to be slidably received in the recesses12 of the platform 11.

Each of the plates is provided with an ex-V." tension'26, which is thickened and provided with 'an opening .27 adapted for the reception of akfinger 28 formed onlone end of the handle 20. "Consequently, after the platform has been urged outwardly in the manner already described, any one of the hat trays may be removed from the platform by engaging thefinger ofthe handle 20 in the opening 27 of the tray desired and the tray removed'from I the hat display case, for the purpose of ex} "-hibiting the hats carried by the tray to a prospe'etive customer. Itis to be understood that each traylisadapted to carry hats of a uniform size, but *of different styles, so thatthe. prospective customer may select" the style which he desires infhis-ownsizelwith convenience and expedition. After the selection hasbeen made, the'tray may bereplaced by the handle20, in; an obvious manner, after which the handle'is r'e-engaged with the bell crank lever 15 and pressure exerted upward- I ly thereon, so as to urge the tray supporting platform 11 rearwardly in the hat display case.

While the device of the present invention is especially adapted for use in smaller towns, where a comparatively small number of hats is carried by each store, it is nevertheless believed to be apparent that the present invention may be used to advantage in any store, especially where it is desired to economize on space.- The hat display case of this invention may be mounted as above stated on the tops of suit display cases, or may be mounted on shelvesor other. supporting obj ect's, above the reach ofthe average person, yet by reason ofthe present structure, the hats are in'convenient accessibilityat all times. By arrange ing the different style hats of :one size onga, single tray, a greatdeal of time; is saved, not only onlth'e part of the prospective'customer,

' but likewise onthe part of'the sales-person.

It is to be understood that-While I have I herein shown and .describeda preferredem bodiment of, this invention, 1' am nevertheless aware that various changes may be made therein, especially in the means for operating the tray supporting platforms, within the scope of the claims hereto appended.

-' What is claimed is: 7 r 1 1 1. V In a hat display case, a supporting platformequipped with hat trays,'each of said trays'embodying two series of hat supporting frames arranged in different horizontal planes,:means carried by the platform and engageable with thecase to urgethe plat formoutwardly from the latter, said'means embodying additional means for removing,

any one of'the hat traysfrom'the platform when the latter is in an outward position.

'2. In a hat display'case, in combination with a supporting structure, a base mounted on said supportingstructure, a plurality of trays slidabl'y andydetachably" mounted on said base, hatsupp'orting means carried by each of said trays, andoperating mechanism operable with said base and with said supportingstructure for urging said base over 7 said supporting structure.

3. For use in d'splaying'hats, a support ing structure, a case mounted on the supportingstructure, a slidable hat'tray carrying platform mounted on the supporting structure within said case, meansoperatively connected to the caseand platform for urging thelatter outwardly, said means e'mbodyingadditional mea-ns'for individually removing any I one-of the hat trays.

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